Aitkin County Land Department Blowdown Timber Sale Sealed Bid Auction August 31, :00 PM Aitkin County Boardroom Aitkin, Mn.

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1 Blowdown Timber Sale Sealed Bid Auction August 31, :00 PM Aitkin County Boardroom DownSale.html

2 This is to notify that the Aitkin County Land Department (ACLD) will be holding a sealed bid blowdown timber auction on August 31 st, 2016 at 2:00 PM. ACLD will sell to the highest bidder, regardless of the number of employees, timber as indicated on the described parcels of land that have forfeited to the State for the nonpayment of taxes. The sale information on the parcels of timber follows. The following conditions will apply on this auction: 1. Timber will be sold to the highest bidder for not less than the total appraised tract value. A percent bid must be indicated for the total appraised tract value. This percent will be applied to each bid species. Percent bid can be in a tenth of a percent (ex: 43.5%). Aitkin County reserves the right to accept or reject all bids. 2. Cutting shall be in conformity with the forestry practices as outlined in the timber permit / appraisal. Bidders are responsible for getting maps, cutting regulations, contract information, and special regulations at the Aitkin County Land Department. Access to the permit areas shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder. Bidder also agrees to the attached cutting regulations. Contact the Land Department about the possibility of assistance on access road development on individual tracts. Sale information is also available on the website: 3. All bid forms must be received in the Aitkin County Land Department at by 2:00 PM on August 31 st, All bids must be on an official bid form and sealed in an envelope with timber bid on the outside along with your bid bond check. Additional bid forms are available on the web site. Anyone wishing to watch the opening of the bids may attend. The opening will be in the Aitkin County Board Room at 2:00 PM on August 31 st, A $ bid bond check payable to the Aitkin County Land Department must be included in the envelope with the bid form. One bid bond will cover all of the tract bids and will be returned if no bids are awarded. The $ bid bond will be deposited against one of the sales that the bidder has bid on. The balance of the required downpayment will be due within 30 days of the sale date. Failure to make the required downpayment on time, may result in the forfeiture of the $ bid bond. 5. Should the successful bidder not submit the balance of the down payment on time, the sale may be awarded the next highest bidder. In the case of a tie bid, the successful bidder will be decided by a game of chance. + Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 2

3 6. Submission of a bid indicates that a logger has inspected the sale and is knowledgeable of all sale regulations. 7. Permit will only be issued in the name identified as the successful bidder. 8. Payment of the full price of the sale plus a performance bond or payment equaling 10% of the total bid price, must be made prior to cutting. The performance bond will be kept by the County and will be returned upon satisfactory completion of the sale, as judged by the County Forester when notified of the sale completion. The Land Department should be notified of the completion of the sale within 30 days after cutting. 9. No bid will be accepted from any bidder having a delinquent or uncollectible timber sale account with any county or state or from a bidder involved with a pending timber trespass with the county or state. 10. Aitkin County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment and the provision of services. 11. Timber offered at this sale is from Forest Land independently certified by SmartWood in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (SW-FM-COC ). 12. On each site there is a GPS coordinate location. That will get you to the general area after which you need to use the map and aerial photo to locate the exact sale lines. Mark Jacobs Land Commissioner + Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 3

4 All sales are eligible for biomass chipping of tops and limbs with forester approval and separate written agreement. Tract#: 1 Township: Cornish Summer Access Legal Description: E½ SE¼, Sec. 23, W½ NW¼, Sec. 27, SW¼ NE¼, N½ SE¼, Sec. 28, Twp. 51, Rge. 23. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = PINE BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = 31 7 month sale. $3, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $ /// Shaded area to be cut. Cleaning up blown down, leaning and snapped off trees. Block 1- will be cleanup leaners and blown down trees. Block 2- will be clearcut. Block 3 will be clearcut except designated areas along road. No damage to remaining trees. Utilize to a 4" top. No harvesting from 3-15 to 7-1 unless approved by forester. Sold subject to scale. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 50% Tract#: 2 Township: Hill Lake Summer Access Legal Description: NE¼ SW¼, SW¼ SE¼, S½ SW¼, NW¼ SE¼, Sec. 7, N½ NW¼, NW¼ NE¼, SW¼ NW¼, Sec. 18, Twp. 52, Rge. 26. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = BALSAM BLOWDOWN = MXD HWD BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = month sale. $18, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $2, Shaded area to be cut. Blowdown sale. Reserve standing conifers. All blowdown and all standing nonconifer species to be harvested. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Snag and den trees left where possible. Leave a 50' buffer around wetlands and 75' buffer around lake. Property lines on south are adjacent to private lands. Will work with landowner to establish property boundaries. Harvest during dry soil conditions as approved by forester. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required. Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 70% + Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 4

5 Tract#: 3 Township: Hill Lake Summer Access Legal Description: W½ NW¼, Sec. 18, Twp. 52, Rge. 26. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = PINE BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = 29 7 month sale. $3, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $ /// Shaded area to be cut. Blowdown sale. All blowdown and all standing trees to be harvested. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Harvest during dry soil conditions as approved by forester. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 95% Tract#: 4 Township: Unorganized Shovel Lake Winter Access Only Legal Description: N½ SW¼, Sec. 11, Twp. 52, Rge. 27. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = MXD HWD BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = 24 7 month sale. $1, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $ /// Shaded area to be cut. Blowdown sale. Reserve standing conifers. All blowdown and all standing nonconifer species to be harvested. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Snag and den trees left where possible. Leave a 50' buffer around wetlands. Property lines on east and south are adjacent to DNR lands. Will work with DNR to establish property boundaries. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required. Harvest during dry soil conditions as approved by forester. Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 60% + Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 5

6 Tract#: 5 Township: Unorganized - Shovel Lake Summer Access Legal Description: S½ NE¼, NE¼ SE¼, Sec. 11, W½ SW¼, SE¼ SW¼, Sec. 12, Twp. 52, Rge. 27. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = BALSAM BLOWDOWN = MXD HWD BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = 32 7 month sale. $3, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $ Shaded area to be cut. Blowdown sale. Reserve standing conifers. All blowdown and all standing nonconifer species to be harvested. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Biomass chipping of tops and limbs allowed with forester approval and separate written agreement. Snag and den trees left where possible. Leave a 50' buffer around wetlands. Property lines on west are adjacent to DNR lands. Will work with DNR to establish property boundaries. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required. Harvest during dry soil conditions as approved by forester. Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 75% Tract#: 6 Township: Unorganized Shovel Lake Summer Access Legal Description: NW¼, N½ SW¼, SE¼ SW¼, W½ SE¼, SE¼ SE¼, Sec. 12, Twp. 52, Rge. 27 ASPEN BLOWDOWN = BALSAM BLOWDOWN = MXD HWD BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = month sale. $12, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $1, Shaded area to be cut. Blowdown sale. Reserve standing conifers. All blowdown and all standing nonconifer species to be harvested. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Snag and den trees left where possible. Leave a 50' buffer around wetlands. Property lines on east are adjacent to DNR lands. Will work with DNR to establish property boundaries. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required. Harvest during dry soil conditions as approved by forester. Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 80% + Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 6

7 Tract#: 7 Township: Unorganized Shovel Lake Summer Access Legal Description: SE¼ SW¼, Sec. 12, N½ NW¼, SE¼ NW¼, Sec. 13, N½ NE¼, Sec. 14, Twp. 52, Rge. 27. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = BALSAM BLOWDOWN = MXD HWD BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = 75 7 month sale. $10, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $1, /// Shaded area to be cut. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Biomass chipping of tops and limbs allowed with forester approval and separate written agreement. Snag and den trees left where possible. Leave a 50' buffer around wetlands. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required. Harvest during dry soil conditions as approved by forester. Permit expires Permit # Approx. Percent Blowdown 70% Tract#: 8 Township: Unorganized Shovel Lake Winter Access Only Legal Description: NE¼ SW¼, NW¼ SE¼, Sec. 14, Twp. 52, Rge. 27. ASPEN BLOWDOWN = MXD HWD BLOWDOWN = PINE BLOWDOWN = Total Acres = 20 7 month sale. $2, Sale Administrator: Dan Gordon Down Payment Required: $ Shaded area to be cut. Blowdown sale. Reserve standing conifers. All blowdown and all standing nonconifer species to be harvested. Utilize to a 4" top. Sold subject to scale. Biomass chipping of tops and limbs allowed with forester approval and separate written agreement. Snag and den trees left where possible. Leave a 50' buffer around wetlands. Property lines on west are adjacent to DNR lands. Will work with DNR to establish property boundaries. GPS or GPS enabled device will be required. Winter access only. Permit expires Permit # Notes: Natural pine stand. Thinned 2x previously. Est. 50% Sawtimber Approx. Percent Blowdown 90% + Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 7

8 Blowdown Sales SUMMARY Amount Appraised Average Product Set-Up Value $ Price ASPEN BLOWDOWN 9, $48, $5.00 BALSAM BLOWDOWN $ $4.00 MXD HWD BLOWDOWN $ $2.00 PINE BLOWDOWN 1, $8, $7.50 Total Cords 10, $56, Number of 8 Acres Set-Up: Average Sale $7, Grand Total: $56, Sold Area Estimate, * Non-bid, Area Estimate # Non-bid, Scale Blank: Bid, Page 8